Upstream Color

2013 | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Style, Surreal

Synopsis

A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.

Scores

Overall Score
64.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
70.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
49.8%
Review Aggregate
75.2

Critic Consensus

86.9% Fresh • 145 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 87% of 145 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plotvisually strikingemotionalsurrealromanticpsychologicalstylizedscarydarkrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Amy Seimetz2013$10,000$13,000(est)
Shane Carruth2013$6,000$8,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score87.0
RT critic review count145
Rotten Tomatoes audience score69.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes35,755

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$444,098$597,912
International2013$143,076$192,631
Worldwide2013$587,174$790,543

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2013$279,279$376,008
Digital Rentals ?2013$2,936,000$3,952,890
Digital Purchases ?2013$1,755,000$2,362,848
Physical Rentals ?2013$3,795,000$5,109,406
Physical Purchases ?2013$9,834,000$13,240,026
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$186,521$251,123
Total Revenues2013$18,785,801$25,292,300
Expenses
Budget ?2013$100,000$134,635
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$120,000 (est)$161,562 (est)
Participations2013$751,000$1,011,110
Residuals ?2013$1,175,000$1,581,964
Interest & Overhead2013$20,000$26,927
Total Expenses2013$2,166,000$2,916,198
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$16,619,801$22,376,102

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